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From the Editor Rick Yelton Boiling Fervor on Sustainability It's nice when your kids get old enough to host a party, and even invite you to come. Yesterday, my son invited me to his home in New Orleans for such an event next March. But there's a catch. I need to work for my room and board. I'm planning to go anyway, and as you'll read below, I'm hoping you will come along too. That's because my son is involved in a portion of Historic Green. Given the list of national and regional sponsors, and the interest this program is drawing from USGBC and AIA, Historic Green could be the green place to be in 2009 and beyond. Organizers are planning for the hundreds of folks committed to the benefits of sustainable construction to help renew the Holy Cross Neighborhood and the Lower Ninth Ward. What makes the Historic Green different from other post-Katrina efforts is that planners will feature a new design approach called "sustainable preservation." Their goal is to restore the neighborhoods in ways that make conditions better than before the storm. If the masonry industry is committed to being part of the sustainable building movement, we need to be New Orleans. The volunteers are the very folks we need to convince and educate. These volunteers are architects, engineers, planners, landscape architects, interior designers, and contractors. They plan to work hand-in-hand with neighborhood residents on their historic houses, parks, playgrounds, and community centers. Historic Green reminds me of several industry events in which we invite these same folks to build something we end up tearing down. Wouldn't it be great to be part of an opportunity to build something that will stand the test of time? How can we help?   Continue reading blog.   Rick Yelton Editor in Chief ADVERTISEMENT Need to get the CRUNCH out of your cash flow? The Advanta Platinum BusinessCard has what it takes! 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To simplify your perusal and voting, the entries are grouped by primary application. Products in the two masonry-related categories - Materials and Tools & Equipment - are described in this article. Arizona Masonry Guild's Architectural Award Winners The Arizona Masonry Guild's 17th Annual Excellence in Masonry Architectural Awards were recently presented during a special banquet held at the Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center. The program honored 15 projects for outstanding masonry design, workmanship, and creativity with the use of brick, block, or stone. MAPEI Hosts Event at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum MAPEI, a world leader in the manufacture of concrete restoration products and flooring installation systems, recently hosted an event at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City to celebrate the completion of the building's exterior restoration. MAPEI products were used exclusively in the repair and coating of the spiraling concrete exostructure of the famous Frank Lloyd Wright building. Hohmann and Barnard Aquires Blok-Lok, Ltd. Hohmann and Barnard, Inc., a Mitek/Berkshire Hathaway Company, and the leading manufacturerof reinforcement, anchoring systems and accessories for masonry and stone, announced that ithas acquired Blok-Lok, Ltd. of Toronto, Canada Construction Education Scholarships Available The annual scholarship program of ConstructMyFuture.com is now accepting applications. Deadline to apply is February 3, 2009. A total of 10 scholarships of $1000 each will be awarded. Natural Stone Council Links Green Building Certification Programs and Genuine Stone The Natural Stone Council (NSC), a collaborative organization representing business and trade associations that promote stone under the Genuine Stone brand, today announced the availability of their first case study in a series of research-based documents highlighting the environmental advantages of natural stone. ADVERTISEMENT The Ten Most Important Slab Innovations This webinar complements Concrete Construction's annual floors and slab supplement and will cover several topics such as mix designs, fiber reinforcements, f-numbers and vapor barriers, to name a few. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn about the most important slab innovations from concrete expert Bill Palmer. Click here for more information	About this newsletter MASONRY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: is a monthly e-newsletter with important industry news, events and updates for professionals in the masonry industry. Mailing address: 8725 W. 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